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For George Soros, Ireland abortion fight may be first step against Catholic countries
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 18, 2016 at 4:48 pm Dublin, Ireland, Aug 18, 2016 / 03:48 pm (CNA).- Wealthy abortion backers could use Ireland as a model to change pro-life laws in other Catholic countries, an apparent leaked...
In Puerto Rico, mistrust fuels more public doubt than urgency on Zika
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 18, 2016 at 4:26 pm SAN GERMAN, Puerto Rico — Mistrust of local government and federal agencies has caused doubt among Puerto Ricans about reports the Zika epidemic poses a grave situation to the...
Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet With Us Live on Facebook at 3pm on Friday!
ChurchPOP - Aug 18, 2016 at 4:23 pm We hope you can join us! At 3pm EST on Friday (August 19th), ChurchPOP will be leading the Divine Mercy Chaplet on a Facebook
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Number of German priest ordinations plummets to new low
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 18, 2016 at 4:15 pm Munich, Germany, Aug 18, 2016 / 03:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Never before have so few Catholic priests been ordained in the Church in Germany: a total of 58 men joined the clergy in...
Obama admin rules all federal buildings must have open transgender restrooms
LifeSiteNews - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:49 pm The latest move follows word that the president plans to finalize a rule next month requiring women’s shelters to admit biological men.
Anti-Muslim hate crime targets a ... Lebanese Christian? That sad murder case in Tulsa
GetReligion - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:45 pm At first blush, an Oklahoma murder making national headlines this week seems to be a case of anti-Muslim hate. That would mean that it's another story about "Islamophobia," as the...
Rescued 5 year-old boy exemplifies what life is like in Syria right now
Aleteia - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:35 pm From the New York Times: BEIRUT, Lebanon — In the images, he sits alone, a small boy coated with gray dust and encrusted blood. His little feet barely extend beyond his seat. He...
Drunk Driver Charged With Homicide for Killing Pregnant Woman’s Unborn Baby
LifeNews.com - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:35 pm Last Saturday, a tragic story came across central Ohio news outlets: Unborn baby killed in east Columbus hit-skip crash.
In a release on Tuesday, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’...
Leave the Dishes, Martha!
CatholicMom.com - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:30 pm Johannes Vermeer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author.
Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things
These words of our Lord to Martha...
Louisiana’s Flooding: Heartbreak and hope in one Twitter feed
Aleteia - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:25 pm Annie Johnson of Baton Rouge, Lousiana, has found a way to get to get around the national media’s downplaying of the catastrophic flooding in her home state. She’s taken to...
Today We Celebrate Women’s Right to Vote, But Planned Parenthood Aborts Future Women Voters
LifeNews.com - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:23 pm If Planned Parenthood were a patient (at least one they haven’t aborted), it could be diagnosed with one of many behavioral disorders. But the primary diagnosis would be…...
Missing the Target: Retail giant doesn’t go far enough on transgender restrooms
LifeSiteNews - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:19 pm Granting this option does not assure customers’ safety.
A Spirit to Know You: Prayer of the Day for Friday, August 19, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:05 pm St. Benedict of Nursia
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Gracious and Holy Father,
Please give me:
intellect to understand you,
reason to discern you,
diligence to ...
BRIMMING WITH HOPE | ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ in the new school year
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Aug 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm By Kurt Nelson
I love watching the Olympics. While the competition is intense, I am also drawn in by the beauty of the host country, the...
FAITH AND CULTURE | Possessing the mind of Christ
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Aug 18, 2016 at 2:53 pm By F. Javier Orozco
Living in the 21st century, it's easy to look back at history and note the advances, disappointments, struggles and...
The Jolt of Language
Commonweal - Aug 18, 2016 at 2:49 pm Reader, I come bearing good news: Marie Ponsot’s Collected Poems is now officially for sale. If you’re a poetry reader, if you’re a Commonweal reader, if you’re a lover of “the...
No Cures… Embryonic Stem Cell Research Hype Was Just That: Hype
LifeNews.com - Aug 18, 2016 at 2:32 pm When George W. Bush put minor federal funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research–he funded it in the hundreds of millions during his two terms–the media and “the...
Daily Readings for Friday, August 19, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm Reading 1: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 107:2-9, Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
St. John Eudes: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 19, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm John Eudes was born at Ri, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1601, the son of a farmer. He went to the Jesuit college at Caen when he was 14, and ...
